Eighteen Different Characters
Eighteen Different Characters
There are eighteen different characters of a Buddha as compared with all other beings in the Nine Realms.
His perfection of body (or person)
His perfection of mouth (or speech)
His perfection of memory
His perfection of impartiality to all
Serenity
Self-sacrifice
Unceasing desire to save
Unflagging zeal therein to save
Unfailing thought thereto to save
Unceasing wisdom to save
Powers of deliverance
The principle of the powers of deliverance
Revealing perfect wisdom in deed
Revealing perfect wisdom in word
Revealing perfect wisdom in thought
Perfect knowledge of the past
Perfect knowledge of the future
Perfect knowledge of the present
